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Bertrand Piccard’s New York - Seville Flight: Performance Notifications Received by FAI

The FAI has received the following performance notifications from the Solar Impulse team, following Bertrand Piccards’s flight from New York (JFK International Airport), USA, to Seville (International Airport), Spain, with the solar-powered aeroplane “Solar Impulse 2”.

SUB-CLASS

TYPE OF RECORD

PERFORMANCE

DATE

CLAIMANT

CS*

Straight along Course

5850 km

2016-06-23

Bertrand Piccard (SUI)

CS

Duration

71 hours 08 min

2016-06-23

Bertrand Piccard (SUI)

C-d VI**

Great Circle Distance

5739 km

2016-06-23

Bertrand Piccard (SUI)

The performances were monitored by FAI Official Observers to ensure that they were made according to the Sporting Code of the Federation.

They will be ratified as World Records by FAI after examination of the full record files.

The FAI congratulates Bertrand Piccard and the whole Solar Impulse team on this splendid achievement.